Burton S. Blumert (; February 11, 1929 – March 30, 2009) was the president of the

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, co-founder and chairman of the

Mises Institute Ludwig von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics, or Mises Institute, is a libertarian nonprofit think tank headquartered in Auburn, Alabama, United States. It is named after the Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). I ...

, and the publisher of

LewRockwell.com Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American author, editor, and political consultant. A libertarian and a self-professed anarcho-capitalist, he founded and is the chairman of the Mises Institute, a non-profit dedicated to ...

. In a career that spanned almost 50 years until his retirement in 2008, he bought and sold precious metals as the proprietor of Camino Coin Company.

Background

Educated at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

, Blumert had a series of draft deferments and then enlisted in the

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during the

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era.Rockwell, Llewellyn H., Jr. "Foreword to ''Bagels, Barry Bonds, and Rotten Politicians''." ''LewRockwell.com''. 200

/ref> From 1959 until 2008, Blumert operated the Camino Coin Company, dealing in

bullion Bullion is non-ferrous metal that has been refined to a high standard of elemental purity. The term is ordinarily applied to bulk metal used in the production of coins and especially to precious metals such as gold and silver. It comes fro ...

and

coins A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ...

. Upon retirement he gave the company to a long-time employee.Baedeker, Rob. "The gold standard: A precious metal that's not just an investment but a worldview too." ''SFGate.com'' 25 February 2008

/ref> After retiring, Blumert remained an active discussant of commodities topics in the media. Blumert was Jewish.

Political and social commentary

In a 2008 interview he credited his experience in the coin industry as spurring him to adopt a Libertarianism, libertarian political philosophy and to support fellow gold advocate

Ron Paul Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as we ...

. In 1988, Blumert was chairman of Ron Paul's first presidential campaign. Blumert was a close friend and supporter of the late

Murray Rothbard Murray Newton Rothbard (; March 2, 1926 – January 7, 1995) was an American economist of the Austrian School, economic historian, political theorist, and activist. Rothbard was a central figure in the 20th-century American libertarian ...

, with whom he founded the Center for Libertarian Studies in 1975. As president of the Center for Libertarian Studies, Blumert published the '' Journal of Libertarian Studies'', the ''Austrian Economics Newsletter'', and the ''Rothbard-Rockwell Report''., Blumert served as chairman of the

Ludwig von Mises Institute Ludwig von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics, or Mises Institute, is a libertarian nonprofit think tank headquartered in Auburn, Alabama, United States. It is named after the Austrian School economist Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973). It ...

and was publisher of ''

'' (LRC).

References

External links

Burton Blumert archive
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